Olson said he ran for six minutes this morning and felt good, but a tad weak. He also did some drop-backs as part of his throwing program but not at full strength. He expects to be 100 percent by the start of camp in early August.

"It's a huge relief," Olson said. "Any time you get hurt, you never know how long it will take. You question if you will ever be back. It's nice to feel that it's progressing and we're moving forward."

Carter is also on the watch list for the Bronko Nagurski Award and the Lott Trophy. Carter had 62 tackles and two sacks last season.

Sheller, a redshirt sophomore, was riding in an off-road vehicle on a gravel and asphalt road in a park and after taking a right turn too sharply, stuck his left leg out in an attempt to prevent the vehicle from falling over.

An MRI this week revealed a tear to the anterior and medial collateral ligaments and surgery will be scheduled in the coming weeks. He also sustained an open wound on his ankle that is being treated to prevent infection.

"It really hasn't hit me that I won't be able to play this year," Sheller said. "I am anxious to have the surgery so that I can begin my rehab and get back with my teammates as soon as possible."

The loss of Sheller further hurts UCLA's offensive line. Already among the most inexperienced in the conference, the Bruins lost projected starter Aleksey Lanis to a medical retirement in spring practice and Sheller was thrust into the starting lineup.

UCLA has just two offensive linemen who have any meaningful game experience and the line was already thin prior to Sheller's injury.

"Our hearts go out to Sean and his family," head coach Rick Neuheisel said. "The young man is devastated. I am confident that his surgery will go well and he will come back better than ever."

Here is additional information on the accident suffered by UCLA redshirt sophomore tackle Sean Sheller last Friday evening at Lake Havasu.

Sheller was driving a vehicle that is considered an ATV because it can go off road, but it is also a street legal vehicle which the family uses for transportation. It is smaller than a jeep but bigger than a golf cart, according to Steve Sheller, Sean's father.

The accident did not occur in an off-road situation, according to Mr. Sheller. Sean Sheller was driving on a combination of asphalt and gravel in a park with his sister and some of her friends in the vehicle when the accident occurred. As he was taking a right curve, the vehicle started to tip to the left. Sean attempted to make sure his sister and her friends were not injured by extending his left leg to try to keep the vehicle from tipping and he was injured in the process.

Sheller underwent an MRI on his left knee this afternoon and the results should be known in the next day or two, according to Mr. Sheller.

Sheller was expected to be a valuable member of the already young and dangerously thin offensive line this season and may have competed for a starting spot in the fall.

Six of UCLA's football games have been selected for television as part of conference TV packages. ABC/ESPN has selected four games, Fox Sports Net has selected one and one has been tabbed by Versus.

ESPN will televise UCLA's opener versus Tennessee on September 1 at the Rose Bowl. Kickoff is scheduled for 5:00 pm. ABC will televise UCLA's Sept. 27 home game versus Fresno State, beginning at 12:30 pm.

The game at Arizona State on Nov. 28, a Friday night (6:30 pm PT/7:30 pm MT) has been selected by ESPN2. The regular-season finale against USC at the Rose Bowl on Dec. 6 will be televised nationally by ABC and will kick off at 1:30 pm.

UCLA's Sept. 20 home game versus Arizona will be televised nationally by Fox Sports Net at Noon.

Through its contact with the Mountain West Conference, Versus will televise UCLA's Sept. 13 game at BYU on a national basis, beginning at 12:30 pm PT/1:30 pm MT.

In addition, UCLA's Oct. 18 homecoming game versus Stanford will be televised locally by FSN Prime Ticket at a time to be determined.

The remaining five games remain eligible for selection by ABC/ESPN or FSN/Versus. Those choices will be made either 12 or six days prior to the date of the games.

UCLA head football coach Rick Neuheisel announced today the hiring of Darren Witcher as Director of Football Operations.

Witcher, 47, a longtime high school assistant football coach in the state of Washington, has worked in the Seattle area for over 18 years as a project manager for aerospace giant Boeing. A former student-athlete at the University of Washington, Witcher has kept his love of football alive the last 17 years while serving as an assistant coach at Seattle area high schools (Franklin, Garfield and Rainier Beach).

Witcher coached the last nine years at Rainier Beach High School and has also headed up the school's National Football Foundation-sponsored "Play It Smart" program. "Play It Smart" seeks to transform the student-athlete's passion for their sport and dedication to their team into a force for greater good in their lives through a combination of academic assistance, mentoring and community service. In 2003 and 2004, one of the other coaches on the Rainier Beach staff was a volunteer coach named Rick Neuheisel.

Witcher played defensive back at the University of Washington for coach Don James during the 1979-82 seasons. The Huskies posted an overall record of 39-9 and appeared in four straight bowls in that stretch, including the 1981 and 1982 Rose Bowl games. His career ended during his senior season due to a knee injury.

UCLA will host the Cougars in the Rose Bowl on Sept. 11, 2010 and Sept. 15, 2012. The Bruins will open the 2011 season on Sept. 3 at Houston's Robertson Stadium.

"Houston is one of the top programs in Conference USA. In addition, the state of Texas and the Houston area are important recruiting targets for us," said head coach Rick Neuheisel. "This series will enable us maintain a presence in the area and guarantees us at least one game in Texas in each of those years."

The two schools have met on four previous occasions with Houston winning the first two (1977 at the Astrodome and 1979 at the Coliseum) and UCLA winning the last two (1997 at the Rose Bowl and 1998 at Robertson Stadium).

UCLA's future non-conference schedules include San Diego State (Sept. 5 at home), Tennessee (Sept. 12) and Kansas State (Sept. 19 at home) in 2009; Kansas State (Sept. 4), Houston (Sept. 11 at home) and Texas (Sept. 18) in 2010; Houston (Sept. 3), San Jose State (Sept. 10 at home) and Texas (Sept. 17 at home) in 2011; Rice (Sept. 1), Nebraska (Sept. 8 at home) and Houston (Sept. 15 at home) in 2012; and Nebraska (Sept. 14) in 2013.

More of an athlete than anything, Rush never really had a position on the team, bouncing between DE and FB. His departure also clears up a scholarship.